Tan

#c9b18a

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for tan, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Tan, a soft orange at 37 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #c9b18a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9b18a

RGB201, 177, 138

HSL37, 37%, 66%

HSV37, 31%, 79%

CMYK0%, 12%, 31%, 21%

Lab73.35, 2.83, 23.15

XYZ44.4, 45.7, 30.53

Decimal13218186

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone465 C

Shades of tan

#bfa375 #b69560 #a9864e #947544 #7e653a #695431 #544327 #3f321d #2a2113 #15110a

Tints of tan

#ceb894 #d3bf9f #d8c6a9 #dccdb4 #e1d4be #e6dbc9 #ebe2d3 #f0e9de #f5f0e8 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8aa2c9 Analogous#c9928a Analogous#c2c98a Triadic#8ac9b1 Triadic#b18ac9 Split complementary#8ac2c9 Split complementary#918ac9

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 12, 31, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9b18a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 31 21

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 33 27

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #c9b18a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9b18a; }
.text { color: #c9b18a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9b18a; }

How tan looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Tan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c9b18a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9b18a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Tan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c9b18a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around tan? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn tan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c9b18a and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from tan, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #c9b18a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.